law on number plate position

jamie1.8tpologti · Post by **jamie1.8tpologti** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:59 am

anybody no what the law is on front numberplate positioning? as when i smooth my front bumper i cant put my plate on the bottom grill as i dont have one due to my intercooler being there? any info would be much appreciated

Overseer · Post by **Overseer** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:29 pm

Iâ€™m sure I read on here somewhere, that it has to be at the foremost part of the car.

jamie1.8tpologti · Post by **jamie1.8tpologti** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:05 pm

any ideas how i can mount it then?

Overseer · Post by **Overseer** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:09 pm

h4r1s made a cool mounting bracket thing. Check it out in his progress thread in the MkV section.

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:14 pm

I think he's seen it at the sheff meet yesterday

jamie1.8tpologti · Post by **jamie1.8tpologti** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:33 pm

i didnt notice it dude. do ya think i could do it wi my intercooler there?

chrischap2003 · Post by **chrischap2003** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:21 pm

Overseer wrote:h4r1s made a cool mounting bracket thing. Check it out in his progress thread in the MkV section.

Yep thats definately your best bet...if you ask him nicely he might make you one

tomo87 · Post by **tomo87** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:33 am

thats the problem with having a cooler and smoothed bumpers.
where i run a stubby front plate as i have a private reg i am just going to stick mine on the bumper where it previously was even though its been smoothed.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:55 pm

^^ the best look anyway in my opinion...glad to hear youve come round to the idea tom

and no jamie i dont think its a clever idea to cover up your cooler with a numberplate....you will definately get a big performance loss at least, there is a reason why coolers sit where they do without any obstruction

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:06 pm

Not quite on the grill.... on the splitter. Not sure how low down ur cooler is - but that might work!

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:14 pm

I thought it has to be a certain height off the floor for speed camera purposes.

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:21 am

I have to agree with Tomo and Shanty, there really is something about the orignial plate position it just looks better there IMO

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:31 pm

jamie1.8tpologti wrote:i didnt notice it dude. do ya think i could do it wi my intercooler there?

Na wouldn't work on yours mate, the bracket is secured into the grill as you can see here..

Pic thanks to Pip_polo!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:38 am

I'm gunna make a front monting bracket when I can. Am aiming for as close to OEM positioning with it as possible too.

I hate the idea of sticking a numberplate back on a smooth bumper, I know it's harmless....

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:41 am

tim make 2 and ill sort u out for the second one

just make it easy 2 remove as i only plan on using it on long trips!